Saranac Imperial IPA is part of the high peaks series of beers. It is brewed with ten different hops and ten different malts. A very limited release.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by bigred00 from buffalo, NY, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/29/2008 3:51:50 PM)
"Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12 oz bottle into a pint glass.
Appearance: It has a medium orange amber colored body with good clarity and a big white head. The head has good retention and makes some good sticky white lace rings on the glass.
Smell: The aroma has a grainy alcohol smell that mixes into a very powerful hop bouquet. The hop scent is assertive and brings loads of pine resin, citrus, and some old musty/spicy hop notes to the nose.
Taste/Mouth feel: It has a big, sweet grainy and dark bready malt flavor up front with a touch of caramel and smoke. Also there is a very noticeable syrupy and medical alcohol presence throughout. A big hop presence quickly takes over and offers a muddled and overly complex flavor that also brings heavy bitterness. In the end the finish is a slow fading fight between bitter hops and sweet grainy alcohol. On the tongue it has a big full body with a thick, somewhat slick texture that overpowers the seemingly light carbonation.
Notes: The bottle notes that there are 10 different malts and 10 different hop varieties used to brew its Imperial IPA. I thick that they may have gone a little overboard here.
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Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.2 Unit Cost: $1.6 per Pint
[2] Review by RJA from Palm Springs, FL, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/6/2008 5:20:44 PM)
"A coppery-red colored ale. A moderate frothy white head with some hang time. Settlers into a soapy lacing. There’s some body and creaminess to this one. The aroma is hops of floral, pines and citrus. The taste is a drinkable intensity of bittering hops. Good representation of the Imperial IPA."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.79 Unit Cost: $2.39 per Pint
[3] Review by changeup45 from Orlando, Florida, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/28/2008 5:09:14 PM)
"I've tried a lot of Saranac beers when I was living up north but never this one so I figured I'd pick a bottle up when I was back up there visiting. Deep amber colored, some nice sticky lacing with an aroma that is sugary, malty with some floral hops. Not an in your face hops kind of Imperial IPA. Syrupy malts, caramel, brown sugars with sweet fruity hops. A bit spicy as well. Pretty well rounded beer from Saranac here. However, these are not really the flavors I look for in an IIPA. The syrupy caramel takes too much away from the hops of the beer. I'd have it again but probably won't seek it out. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.99 Unit Cost: $2.65 per Pint
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/11/2008 9:59:33 PM)
"This Imperial IPA pours a medium copper gold color from a 12oz bottle. Medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is sweet caramel malts and piney hops. A medium to lighter bodied Imperial IPA. The malts are caramel and sweet. The hops are piney and citrusy. Medium bitterness IPA, which last a while and builds on the palate a bit. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is bitter."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[5] Review by lenusik from Toronto, Canada who has tried this beer once. (5/13/2008 11:23:32 AM)
"Another beer brought back from America for me. This is a very nice beer. Once you open it, you feel the hop onslaught right away, you almost want to run for cover. It's a orangy-brown beer with a fluffy head. The aroma is all hops. The taste is all bitter. It's all good."
Aroma:
9/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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